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Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Accidental Meditation

I always
thought I am bad at meditating. Can't sit still and just turn my thoughts off
for even 5 minutes.

Then I
realized it's not only me; even the most spiritual people -most likely -
thought same at some point of their lives, because we are all humans with a
brain.

And I
discovered that most of us already meditate - we just do it accidentally.
Daydreaming, staring out a car window, the moments before we fall asleep...
these moments where the mind wander are in fact meditation. We just need to
create more opportunities to enter into this creative state.

So, next
time you are sitting in a car, resist the urge to check your phone: just stare out the window. Cooking, cleaning
or if you were like my husband prefers vacuuming.. these are very effective
accidental meditation.

And once you start focusing more, you will enjoy
it more. Maybe you can try my favorite: close your eyes, hold your breath and
just listen to your heartbeat. Whether it is Brahman for Hindus, HaShem for
Jews, Allah for Muslims, God for Christians, or any other name you give Him,
listen to your heart and say His Name.

4 comments:

Good observation. Some may debate whether "zoning-out" is the same as meditation; whether unintentional meditation provides the same benefit as deliberate one-pointed focus. Regardless, for those who are early in their meditation practice, noticing and cultivating these accidental meditations is a great start.

Well, that actually happens with me too, though unfortunately! Since my puberty I have never been able to concentrate in lectures, I always got lost somewhere, thinking about something or someone.And then after a lull suddenly I would realize oh a lot of content is covered by the professor(Hell, not again!). I didn't knew that it was actually meditation or is it not?

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